Japan Godzilla vs. Hedorah returned 11.1× its production cost, earning $2.8M against a $250K budget — one of the highest-return Japan films in our catalog.
Synopsis
ゴジラ対ヘドラ
“The Smog Monster Hedorah arrives in a shooting star!”
An ever evolving alien life-form arrives on a comet from the Dark Gaseous Nebula and proceeds to consume pollution. Spewing mists of sulfuric acid and corrosive sludge, neither humanity nor Godzilla may be able to defeat this toxic menace.
The 1970–1972 Japan Window
58 Japan films released in this three-year window, ranked here by audience rating. Godzilla vs. Hedorah sits at position #25.
Titles With Overlapping Themes
Films and series that share thematic tags with Godzilla vs. Hedorah. Number on each card indicates how many keywords overlap.
Other Titles From TOHO
The 1970s Japan Landscape
Catalog density by release year in the 1970s. Highlighted year (yellow) is when Godzilla vs. Hedorah premiered. 197 total titles in this decade from Japan.
Budget & Box Office Efficiency
At a 1h 25m runtime, production spent $3K per minute on screen and earned $33K per minute back.
Reception Benchmarks
Ranked #2,497 of 4,579 Japan films indexed here (45th percentile by TMDB audience score).
Among Japan Action productions specifically: #994 of 1,714 (top 58%).
Production Details
| Primary Country | Japan |
|---|---|
| Original Language | Japanese |
| Production Companies | TOHO |
| Runtime | 1h 25m |
| Release Date | July 24, 1971 |
| IMDb | tt0067148 |